Automobile steering-wheel.



C. S. HALL.

AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 13, 1916.

1,25,6 Patented May 8, 1917.

WITNESSES are,

cnamins SYIBIL HALL, or SANDCOULEE, MONTANA.

AUTOMOBILE STEERING-WHEEL.

' To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that, I, CHARLES S. HALL, a

' citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sandcoulee, in thecounty of Cascade and State of Montana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Automobile Steering-Wheels, of which thefollowing isa specification. My invention relates tothe Wheels ofautomobiles, and the main object thereof is to provide such a wheelformed of. a resilient. material, such as rubber, whereby .thedriving-of the automobile is rendered easy and comfortable, which iswarmer. in winter than wood or metal, which w1ll collapseor'yield incase the driver is. thrown against it, which may be used for purposes'other'thanthat referred to, which i may be readilymolded into any form,either with plain or with corrugated rim, which may be molded with anydesired number of spokes orsolid between rim and hub if desired, whichis readily attached to the steering column of an automobile, and whichis accordance with my comparatively inexpensive as well as lending.itselfto any desired color or design. I M y invention. is fullydescribed in the follow1ng specification, of which the accomipanyingdrawings form a part, in which like charactersrefer to like parts ineach of the views, and in which v Figure 1 is a central section takenthrough a wheel of the class described constructed 2 isa face Viewthereof.

Referring to the drawings, S'representsa wheel having a hub 4, a rim 5,and spokes 6,

formed of rubber of a yieldingcharacter,

not "easily yieldable except under strains,

shocks, etc; said hub being provided with an Specification of LettersPatent.

invention; and Fig,

Patented Mays, 191?.

" Application filed September 1a, 1916. Serial No. 119,820.

thereof is its yielding to the vimpact of the steering drivers body upona sudden stoppage of the automobile, but, as stated, other advantagesare possessed by such a whe'e'Lnot the least of which is the absence ofshock to the arms of a driver over rough roads, and

the-ease of driving whereby the driverwill not be tired even after longtrips.

Inasmuch asthe rubber will be in a plastic state when molded, anydesired color may be given thereto and which color is permanent, and anydesired shape or ornamentation may be provided for in the mold.

My invention is 'very simple though very practical as will be at'oncerecognized by automobileidrivers, and I reserve the right to make alldesired changes in and modifications of the'form illustrated as properlycomowithin the spirit of'the invention and the scope of theappended'claim.

1 Having fully described my invention, what'I claim as new, and desireto secure by,

Letters Patent, is 7 As a new article of manufacture a steering Wheelhaving a hub, a rim, and connecting means between the hub and rim, thewhole being, formed entirely of a yielding plastic material molded intoform.

CHARLES S YBIL HALL. \Yitnesses: I l

SWAN BRACKETT, M. T. MESSELT.

